Summary card punches



July 16, 1957 u SUMMARY CARD PUNCHES 4 SheQts-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 4, 1954 fm/errtarz' Michael Maul W July 16, 1957 L SUMMARY CARD PUNCHES 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 4, 1954 Inventor": Michael Maul July 16, 1957 M. MAUL 2,799,452

SUMMARY CARD PUNCHES Filed Feb. 4, 1954 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 Fig. 6 42 43 J I 34 k I I 2! 37 i 22 o 23 as 32 Q ll A Inventor: Michael Maul July 16, 1957 M. MAUL 2,799,452

SUMMARY CARD PUNCHES Filed Feb. 4, 1954 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Fig. 7

Inventor? Michael Maul United States Patent SUMMARY CARD PUNCHES Michael Maul, Schwabach, near Numberg, Germany Application February 4, 1954, Serial No. 408,123

Claims priority, application Germany February 12, 1953 16 Claims. (Cl. 235-611) The present invention relates to summary card punches. In automatic punched card controlled machines, it is known to serially number the cards by punching perforations. interspersed between the cards to be numbered there may also be provided intermediate cards which are skipped during the numbering punching operation so that the cards of each group of cards are consecutively numbered.

In the art of punched card machines it is customary to consecutively compute the items of successive cards of a group, and to efiect total recording by perforation in a special summary card.

It is one object of the present invention to improve the apparatus of the known art and to provide a numbering by perforation in a novel manner and for a novel purpose.

It is another object of the present invention to provide intermediate cards interposed between groups of detailed cards with a mark representing the number of cards in an associated group of detail cards.

It is another object of the present invention to provide on the intermediate cards marks representing the total of the items of the detail cards in addition to the number of cards of a group of detail cards.

It is another object of the present invention to provide the intermediate cards with marks representing the group number and the number of cards in an associated group of detail cards.

It is another object of the present invention to provide the intermediate cards with marks representing the group designation and the number of cards, and preferably also the total of the items of an associated group of detail cards.

With these objects in view, the present invention mainly consists in automatic card punching machine which comprises a punching mechanism; feeding means for feeding groups of detail cards past said punching mechanism; card counter means shifted under the control of each detail card; and means adapted to distinguish between intermediate cards and detail cards and responsive to each intermediate card before the same is fed to the punching mechanism. In accordance with the present invention the last-mentioned means set the punching mechanism under the control of the card counter to punch in the respective intermediate card the number of cards belonging to the associated group of detail cards. Means are provided for automatically resetting the card counter after each punching operation.

Preferably, the detail cards are provided with consecutive serial numbers, and the punching mechanism punches into the intermediate card a mark representing the serial number of the last card of the group of detail cards which precedes the respective intermediate card.

Preferably, the group designation mark and a mark representing the total of the items of the detail cards of the respective group of detail cards is also marked on the intermediate card.

In one embodiment of the summary card punch according 'to the present invention, groupwise sorted item cards and blank summary cards having a total taking mark and being interposed between the groups ofitem cards, are consecutively fed past a common punching mechanism and past item card analyzing means which control item accumulators. The punching mechanism punches in each card the number of its sequence within the group and is under the control of a card counter for the item cards, the card counter being advanced step by step by each item card and being automatically reset after each total taking operation.

Under the control of the total taking mark of the summary card, the punching device is controlled by the item accumulators for punching the total in the blank card, and in addition thereto, is also controlled by the card counter so that not only a total of the items but also the number of the item cards of the respective group is punched into the summary card.

The arrangement of the present invention permits a simple and reliable control of the completeness of the cards within a group since the number of item cards associated with a summary card and preferably also the group designation mark of the respective group of item cards is marked on the summary card. Consequently, it can be easily determined after the operation whether the item cards of each group are complete.

It is advantageous to provide manually settable means for suppressing the punching of the serial numbers into the item cards whenever desired.

The novel features which are considered as characteristic for the invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The invention itself, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following descripton of a specific embodiment, when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 shows a series of several cards.

Fig. 2 shows in perspective arrangement the position of the cards relatively to the analyzing devices and to the punching mechanism.

Fig. 3 shows a diagrammatical arrangement of the magazines, of the feed rollers, of the analyzing brushes, of the card counter, of the accumulator for the items and of the punching device.

Fig. 4 shows the wiring diagram of the machine.

Fig. 5 shows the cam diagram of the machine.

Fig. 6 shows the section through an accumulator known per se as it is also used in the machine described herein.

Fig. 7 shows a section through the card counter.

The cards are inserted in the magazine 11 (Figs. 2 and 3) and are fed by means of the feed rollers 12 past the analyzing brush sb as well as past the punching device L and the analyzing brushes b. Subsequently the cards drop into the card receiver 13. In the magazine 11 the cards being sorted according to groups are inserted, a blank card being provided at the end of each group of item cards, said blank card having a total taking hole 16 (which in the following is always termed controlling hole). The arrangement of the brush sb in the card path is such that it slides over that field of the card in which there is the hole 16 of the total taking card. Preferably the cards are fed step by step (hole position by hole position) past the brushes and punches. A drive for applying intermittent movement as described in the U. S. Patent No. 2,032,805 may be used for feeding the cards.

If now the cards pass the brush sb each card having no controlling hole will cause an impulse to be transferred to the card counting mechanism Z which accordingly is shifted step by step. After the card has been further advanced and is under the punching mechanism L impulses are sent from the card counting mechanism Z to.

the punching mechanism L according to the setting of the card counter andin the same card the running number is punched. (In the described embodiment onedeck-cards are. used. which are punchedaccording. to: the singlehole. systernt.) In. the mannerpdescribed the min.- ningmumbersare punched in all cardsof av group. With the first. ca-rdof a group one. impulse has been transferred to. the. card. counting. mechanism so thatthe latteris. in. positionl and. that subsequently; punching in thev position I is etfected.v columnsignifies O.-)v Bythesecondcarda secondimpulse. is transferred tothecard counting mechanism so that the-latter is now in. the.- position .2 and thatsubsequently' punching in the position. 11? of: the. second card is.:effected.. The operation is continued accordingly for alLitem: cardsof the groups Upon. the passage of the item: cards pastthe .brushesb thelatteranalyze the amount data andthe. gro'upnumber.and-transfer the same tothe accumulators or the storing device AD,;respectively.

At-the-end of a group of item-cards there is the card having the controlling hole. In thisinstance the brush sb detects thiszhole and prevents the impulse to the card counting. mechanismZ in a manner to be described later on. When then the summary card is under. the punching. device-this :card' receives the same card number perforation-'asrthe last item card of the same group, since-by the card having a controlling hole no impulse will be transferred'; to the cardcountingmechanism;, as has just been mentioned. Simultaneously therewith the data contained'in the.accumulators and in the storingdevices AD arepunchedintothe card, thelatter becoming: thus the. summary card of the just analyzed group of item cards- After this punching the. card counters, the accumulator and thestoring device are reset. A sequence of cards comingoutof the machineis shown in Fig. 1. Herein. P1 to Peg-represent the itemcards of a group. In the.1owermost-column the runningnumber has beenzpunched by themachine. In the superpositioned columns items are punched, which are added up in the machine. In addition to the here represented columns there are of course still more columns on'the card, above all. also group number columns which, however, for reasons of simplicity have been omitted. A summary card C follows the. three item' cards,'.said. summary card. being. provided with.=a:controlli'ngjhole 16. Inzthe lowermost column of the'alatterthenumberxof.theiitenr cards of the group andin its subsequent columns the total of the: computed amounts-waspunched; The first item card; P'of the next group follows the summary card..

As:will be; described more in: detail later on itis possible-by manual setting. to suppressithe continuous punching of the card number. into. the individual item cardsJand to punch the number of the item. cards into the summary card-:only.

Bymeans'ofthe wiring ir1:Fig.v 4 and the cam diagram int-Big. .5. now the manner ofoperation of the machine shall. 'be? explained: In the illustration of the wiring a simplified method hasbeen chosen, as generally used in the art of communication.-

Theimachine is switchedon'after cards sorted according to group numbers are inserted in the magazine 11, and when the motor M starts running; the'first item card is'fed'to the analyzing brush sb. When this card is under thebrush sb, namely with thatfield'in which the con- (The first :holepositionof the other that the current to the relay S is reduced by R and Zin so that the relay Scz'rnnot respond" at this moment.

After the first item card has passed the brush sb and after an impulse has been emitted to the card counting mechanism the card reaches the punching mechanism with the punches. Shortly before the first position is under the punches the cam contact nl' shifts and remains shifted for the period during which the card is under the punching mechanism. synchronouslywith the step by step movement. of the. cardtunder the punchingmechanism a known impulse emitter i is rotating and according to the card counter" setting it 'will direct at the corresponding moment an impulse. from z' through the magnet Lm of the punching mechanism. Now, current is flowing from negative through the cam contact n and-the key contact 2., through the impulse emitter i the counter element z, through the magnet Lm of the punching mechanism to positive. The latterv responds. and. presses its punch through. the. card. Subsequently the card passes under the brushes-b, which analyzethe group number andthe amount data. Current will flow from contacth through the brushes b. to thestoring. and accumulator magnets A, one of: which being provided. for each accumulator or storingelement, respectively. The. magnets of the storing device are only connected during the analysis of the.

first item card of. a. group. The controlling means thereforeare. known and are of no importance. for the inventive. idea. They are therefore. no longer described in detail.

Whent-the last .itemcard has passed the analyzing brush sb andwhenthe summary card. being provided. with the.

haspassed. thecontrolling, hole is. not interrupted so that themagnetZm' of the card. counter. is short-circuited. by

the brushlsb. The magnet Zm can therefore not respond.

in this operating cycler By the closure of. the current circuit throughthe brush sb moreover a direct current cirtrolling. hole maybe provided the cam contactn closes temporarily.

, If there is no controlling hole provided in the card the current circuit through the brush sb is interrupted. Currentmay, however, flow through" the contact n the magnetZmcf-the: card counter, through the resistance R as well 'as 'throughtthe' relay; 8 'topositive; The magnet'Zm responds;, thus= shifting its: counter elements zv for one.

step. The. windings: of- Jthe1irelay S- andif of the; magnet Z'mIas ewelliasi the resistance are'so proportioned toeach.

cuit to. therelay Sis established so thatthe latter will.

respondandwill actuate its two contacts s and s The contact s is closed: and thereby establishes a holding circuit through. the contact n to the relay S, so that the latter remains energized also after emission of the impulse.

When this operating cycle is finished and when the next operating cycle begins the cam contacts n and n are as'in each. operating cycletemporarily actuated. The. cam contacts 'n isthen shifted. and interrupts the holding circuit to the relay Sand establishes the current circuit to the relay H through the contact s whiclris still closed at this time. The cam contact n is herein constructed as aeserially shifting contact, that means. it closes the circuit to the relay H before the circuit to the relay S is interrupted; The relay H responds andactuates its cont'actsh to h by which the total taking cycle is started. The contact h is shifted, interrupts. the. circuit to the brushes b. and to the magnets A of the accumulatorand establishes the current circuit-to the analysis of the accumulator. The contact h is closed and therewith prepares a current to the zeroizing magnet E. The contact h closes also, therewith establishing a holding circuit through the cam. contact n which is closed at this time.

The cam contact'n is-actuated by the same cam as the:

latoranrltransferring of thegroup perforations from the.

storing device to thepunchingmechanism is now eifected. synchronously with the. card movement the known impulseemitters i and i rotate, saidlemitters being provided 7 only once for all counter places, storing places and accumulator places: According to the position of the individual counter, storing and accumulator places impulses areemitted'to the magnetsLm of the punchiu-g mechanism so that the number of the item cards, the group number and the total are punched into the blank card. The card hav mechanism, of the storing device and of the accumulator.

Shortly before the cam contact n closes at the beginning of the next operating cycle, the cam contact n opens and interrupts thereby the holding circuit to the relay H which becomes deenergized and sets the machine by means of its contacts again to the analysis of the item cards.

If punching of the running card number into the item cards shall be avoided and if only punching of the item card number into the summary card shall be effected the key contact 2 is shifted by hand. The contact h having been shifted, current may only flow through the counter places z and the magnets of the punching mechanism. This is, however, only the case if the relay H or S, respectively, has been energized through the brush sb by a controlling hole in the card. Accordingly, analysis of the card counter and punching of the amount set in the card counter is effected into the summary card only.

For reasons of clearness an accumulator of the known type will be briefly described here, of a form which may be used for the machine described herein. It is an accumulator (Fig. 6) as used in a similar manner, for instance in the known Hollerith machines. The shaft 21 rotates always uniformly in clockwise direction synchronously with the card movement. are mounted for axial movement while being held against rotation relative to the shaft. The clutches 22 are held disengaged from the gear 23 by the levers 24, said gear being loosely and rotatably mounted upon the shaft 21 but held against axial movement thereon. If one of the magnets A is energized it attracts its armature 25, thereby releasing the blocking of the lever 24 and causing the clutch 22 to be pressed by a spring against the gear 23. Energization of the magnet A depends upon whether the associated brush b encounters a hole in the card and thereby closes the circuit through the magnet. When the analysis of the card is finished all released levers 24 are again restored to their home position by means of the bar 26 and thereupon the clutches are disengaged.

The rotating movement of the gear 23, thus effected, is transferred to the gear 27 and the gear 37. The gear 27 is connected to the ratchet wheel 29 and is rotatably mounted upon the shaft 28. Ratchet wheel 29, pawl 31, lever 32, 33, spring 34 and yoke 35 serve in a known manner for the tens transfer and for Zeroizing.

If the accumulator is to be zeroized, the shaft 28 is rotated once in the counter-clockwise direction. In the shaft there is provided a recess into which the pawl 36 drops according to the setting of the associated denominational accumulator element, thereby taking the latter to the zero position. Upon the gear 37 there is provided the insulating body 39 which holds the brush 41. Ac cording to the accumulator setting the said brush slides over a commutator 43 having the contact lamellae 4-2. The opposite brush 41 slides always over a contact path which is not illustrated in detail herein. According to the setting of the accumulator element the brush 41 is set to any one of the contact lamellae 42 thereby permitting reading of the accumulator setting, as has already been described above.

By means of Fig. 7 the card counting mechanism for the counting of cards as may be used in the herein described machine shall still briefly be described. If, as already mentioned above, an impulse is emitted through the magnet Zm of the card counting mechanism said magnet will be energized and will attract its armature 45 on which the pawl 46 is mounted. Hereupon the pawl 46 skips over a tooth of the ratchet wheel 47. As soon as the energization of the card counter magnet Zm has been fin ished the armature 45 is restored to its initial position On the shaft 21 the clutches 22 by the spring 48. Herein the pawl 46 takes the ratchet wheel 47 with it for one step, said wheel being mounted on the shaft 49. The ratchet wheel 47 is rigidly connected to the gear 51 which meshes with the gears 52 and 53. The gear 52 is connected with a locking wheel 54 in which a spring 55 is notching, said spring preventing the return movement ofthe card counting mechanism. Moreover, the gear 52 serves in a known manner for the tens transfer to the next higher counter element.

The gear 53 is rigidly connected to the analyzing commutator 56, the one brush of which sildes over the contact lamellae. The second brush slides over a contact path which is not illustrated herein. According to the counter setting one brush of the commutator is connected with the corresponding lamella 57 through which the impulse for the punching magnet is directed.

If the counter is to be zeroized the shaft 49 is rotated once in counter-clockwise direction. According to the setting of the individual counter elements the springs 58 drop into the groove of the shaft 49, whereby the ratchet wheels 47 are taken therewith for resetting.

I claim:

1. In a punched item card controlled total card punching machine, the item cards being sorted according to group designations and total cards being interposed between the groups of item cards, said total cards differing from said item cards by a special mark, in combination, a card magazine for receiving the stack of item cards and interposed total cards, a feeding path means defining a feeding path for said cards, means for feeding said cards one by one from said magazine along said feeding path, a punching mechanism arranged on said feeding path, analyzing means arranged on said feeding path, accumulators under the control of said analyzing means when the item cards are passing the latter, a card counter shifted step by step under the control of each item card fed along said feeding path, means to control said punching mechanism for punching each item card in accordance with the respective setting of said card counter, and means 2. In a punched item card controlled total card punching machine for cards having a row of adjacent record columns each column consisting of a number of index positions for the perforations, the item cards being sorted according to group designations, and blank total cards being interposed between the groups of item cards, said total cards differing from said item cards by a special mark, in combination, a card magazine for receiving the stack of item cards and interposed blank total cards, a feeding path means defining a feeding path for said cards, means for feeding said cards one by one from said magazine along said feeding path with the row of record columns transverse of the feeding direction, a single row of punches arranged transversely of said feeding path and comprising one punch for-each record column, a single row of analyzers arranged transversely of said feeding path, comprising a single analyzer for each record column, accumulators under the control of said analyzers when the item cards are passing the latter, a card counter shifted step by step under the control of.

counter and means responsive to said special mark of A said blank total cards and arranged in said feeding path between saidmagaZine-and said row of puriches', said total card responsive means setting saidrowof punches underthe control of said accumulator and of 'said card counter whenthe blank total cardispassing said row of punches to punch the total inthe blank total card as well as the number of cards belonging to thepreceding group of item cards, and means forautomaticallymsetting said accumulators and said card counter after each total punching operation;

3. In a punched item card controlled totalcard lpunchingmachine, the item cards being" sorted according to group designationsand blank total cards beinginterposed between the groups of item cards, said total cards'differ fed along said feeding path, means controllingsaidpunch-- ing mechanism for selectively inactivating and activating the same during passage of item cards through the same,

said punching mechanism punching only when activated by each item card-in accordance with the respective setting of said card counter, and means responsive to said special mark of said blank total cards and arranged insaid feeding path between said magazine and said punching mechanism, said total card responsive means setting saidpunching mechanism under the control'of said accumu lator and of said card-counter when the blank totalcard is passing said-punching mechanism to punch the total in the blank total card as well as the number ofcards' belonging to the preceding group of item cards, and means'for automatically resetting said accumulatorsand said card counterafter each total punching operation,

4; In a punched item card controlled total'card'punching machine for cards having a row of adjacent record columns each column consisting of a number of'index" positions for the perforations, the item cardsbeing sorted according to group designations and blank total cards being interposed between the groups of "item cards; said" total'cards differing from said item cards' by a special mark, in combination, a cardmagazine for receiving the stack of item cards and interposed blanktotalcards, a feeding path means-defining a feeding path for saidcards, means for feeding said cards one by one fromsaid magazine along said feeding path with the row of record columns-transverse of the feeding direction, a single row of punches arranged transversely of said feedingpath and comprising one punch for each recordcolumn; a singlev row-of analyzers arranged transversely of saidlfeeding path, comprising-a single analyzer for each record column,

accumulators under the control of said analyzerswhenthe' item cards are passing the latter, a card counter shifted'step by step under the control of each item card'fed'along said feeding path, means controlling said punches for selectively inactivating and activating the same during passage of item cards through the same, said punches punching only when activated by each item card in accordance withthe respective setting of said card counter, and means responsive to said special mark of 'said blank total-cards and arranged in said feeding path between saidmagazin'e and said row of punches, said total card responsive means setting said row of punches under thecontrol of" said accumulators and of said card counter'whenthe blank' total card is passing said row of punchestopunch the total in' the blank total card as well as the number of cards belonging to the preceding group-of item cards, andrneans for automatically resetting said-accumulators and said card counter after each total punching operation.

5. vIn an'autornatic card punching machine, in com'bination, a punching mechanism, feeding means for feed ingina feeding direction groups ofdetail cards and in-. termediate cards interposed between said groupsofdetail cards past'said punchingmechanismia card counter 7 shifted step by step under the controlof each fed detail card, means adapted to distinguish between said intermediate cards and said detail cards and responsive to each intermediate card before the same is fed to said punching mechanism, said-intermediate card responsive means setting-said punching mechanism under the control of said card counter when the intermediate card is passing said punching mechanism to punch in the respective intermediate card the number of cards belonging to the preceding group'of detail cards, and means for automatically resetting'said card counter after each intermediate card punching operation.

6. In an automatic cardpunching machine, in combi nation, a punching mechanism, feeding means for feeding in a feeding direction groups of detail cards and intermediate cards interposed between said groups of detail.

mediate card' before the same is fed to said punchingv mechanism, said intermediate card responsive means set ting said punching mechanism under the control of said cardcounter when the intermediate card is passing said punching mechanism to punch in-the respective intermediate card the number of cards belonging to the preceding group of detail cards, and means for automatically resetting said card counter after each intermediate card i punching operation.

7. In an automatic card punching machine, in combination, feeding means for feeding along a feeding path groups of detailcards and intermediate cards interspersed between said groups of detail cards; analyzing means arranged in said feeding path for sensing said cards and adapted to distinguish between said detail cards'and said intermediate cards; card counter means controlled by said analyzing means and being activated by the same when the same senses a detail card and being inactivated when the samesenses an intermediate card so that said counter means successively registers the serial numbers of said detail cards only; a punching mechanism arranged in said feeding path behind said analyzing means-and being controlled by said counter means to punch in each intermediate card fed thereto a mark representing the serial number of the last card of a group of detail cards preceding the respectiveintermediate card; and resetting means for automatically zeroizing said counter means after each punching of an intermediate card.

8. In an automatic card punching machine, in combination, feeding means for feeding along a feeding path groups of detail cards and intermediate cards interspersed between said groups of detail cards; analyzing means-a1- ranged in said feeding path for sensing said cards and adapted to distinguish between said detail cards and said intermediate cards; card counter means controlled by said analyzing means and being activated by the same when the same senses a detail card and being inactivated when the same senses an intermediate card so that said counter means successively registers the serial numbers of said detail cards only; a punching mechanism arranged in said feeding path behind said analyzing means and being set by said counter means to punch marks corresponding to the serial numbers of the detail cards of each group of. detail cards; timing means in synchronism with said feeding meansactuated by said analyzing means and controlling said punching mechanism to punch in each intermediate card fed thereto a mark representing the serial number of the last card of a group of detail cardspreceding the-respective intermediate card; and resetting 9 means for automatically zeroizing said counter means after each punching of an intermediate card.

9. In an automatic card punching machine, in combination, feeding means for feeding along a feeding path groups of detail cards and intermediate cards interspersed etween said groups of detail cards; analyzing means arranged in said feeding path for sensing said cards and adapted to distinguish between said detail cards and said intermediate cards; card counter means controlled by said analyzing means and being activated by the same when the same senses a detail card and being inactivated when the same senses an intermediate card so that said counter means successively registers the serial numbers of said detail cards only; a punching mechanism arranged in said feeding path behind said analyzing means and being controlled by said counter means to punch in each detail card a mark representing the serial number of the respective detail card within its group and to punch in each intermediate card fed thereto a mark representing the serial number of the last card of a group of detail cards preceding the respective intermediate card; and resetting means for automatically zeroizing said counter means after each punching of an intermediate card.

10. In an automatic card punching machine, in combination, feeding means for feeding along a feeding path groups of detail cards and intermediate cards interspersed between said groups of detail cards; analyzing means arranged in said feeding path for sensing said cards and adapted to distinguish between said detail cards and said intermediate cards; card counter means controlled by said analyzing means and being activated by the same when the same senses a detail card and being inactivated when the same senses an intermediate card so that said counter means successively registers the serial numbers of said dctail cards only; a punching mechanism arranged in said feeding path behind said analyzing means and being set by said counter means to punch marks corresponding to the serial numbers of the detail cards of each group of detail cards; timing means in synchronism with said feeding means actuated by said analyzing means and controlling said punching mechanism to punch in each detail card a mark representing the serial number of the respective detail card within its group and to punch in each intermediate card fed thereto a mark representing the serial number of the last card of a group of detail cards preceding the respective intermediate card; manually operated control means shiftable between an inoperative position, and an operative position in which said punching mechanism is inactivated while said detail cards are fed thereto so that only said intermediate cards are punched by said punching mechanism in said operative position of said manually operated control means; and resetting means for automatically zeroizing said counter means after each punching of an intermediate card.

11. In an automatic card punching machine, in combination, feeding means for feeding along a feeding path groups of detail cards bearing group designation marks and intermediate blank cards interspersed between said groups of detail cards; analyzing means arranged in said feeding path for sensing said cards and adapted to distinguish between said detail cards and said intermediate blank cards; card counter means controlled by said analyzing means and being activated by the same when the same senses a detail card and being inactivated when the same senses an intermediate card so that said counter means successively registers the serial numbers of said detail cards only; an analyzer arranged in said feeding path for analyzing said group designation marks in said detail cards; a punching mechanism arranged in said feeding path behind said analyzing means and being controlled by said analyzer to punch into each intermediate card the group designation mark of the preceding group of detail cards sensed by said analyzer, and being controlled by said counter means to punch in each intermediate card fed thereto a mark representing the serial number of the 10 last card of a group of detail cards preceding the respective intermediate card; and resetting means for automatia cally zeroizing said counter means after each punching of an intermediate card.

12. In an automatic card punching machine, in combination, feeding means for feeding along a feeding path groups of detail cards bearing group designation marks and intermediate blank cards interspersed between said groups of detail cards; analyzing means arranged in said feeding path for sensing said cards and adapted to dis tinguish between said detail cards and said intermediate blank cards; card counter means controlled by said analyzing means and being activated by the same when the same senses a detail card and being inactivated when the same senses an intermediate card so that said counter means successively registers the serial numbers of said detail cards only; an analyzer arranged in said feeding path for analyzing said group designation marks in said detail cards; a punching mechanism arranged in said feeding path behind said analyzing means and being controlled and set by said analyzer for punching the group designation marks sensed by said analyzer, said punching mechanism being set by said counter means to punch marks corresponding to the serial numbers of the detail cards of each group of detail cards; timing means in synchronism with said feeding means and actuated by said analyzing means, said timing means operating said punching mechanism to punch in each intermediate card fed thereto a mark representing the serial number of the last card of a group of detail cards preceding the respective intermediate card, and to punch in each intermediate card a mark representing the group designation of the respective preceding group of detail cards sensed by said analyzer; and resetting means for automatically zeroizing said counter means after each punching of an intermediate card.

13. In an automatic card punching machine, in combination, feeding means for feeding along a feeding path groups of detail cards bearing group designation marks and intermediate blank cards interspersed between said groups of detail cards; analyzing means arranged in said feeding path for sensing said cards and adapted to distinguish between said detail cards and said intermediate blank cards; card counter means controlled by said analyzing means and being activated by the same when the same senses a detail card and being inactivated when the same senses an intermediate card so that said counter means successively registers the serial numbers of said detail cards only; an analyzer arranged in said feeding path for analyzing said group designation marks in said detail cards; a punching mechanism arranged in said feeding path behind said analyzing means and being controlled and set by said analyzer for punching the group designation marks sensed by said analyzer, said punching mechanism being set by said counter means to punch marks corresponding to the serial numbers of the detail cards of each group of detail cards; timing means in synchronism with said feeding means and actuated by said analyzing means, said timing means operating said punchmg mechanism to punch in each detail card a mark representing the serial number of the respective detail card within its group and to punch in each intermediate card fed thereto a mark representing the serial number of the last card of a group of detail cards preceding the respectlve intermediate card, and to punch in each intermediate card a mark representing the group designation of the respective preceding group of detail cards sensed by said analyzer; and resetting means for automatically zeroizing said counter means after each punching of an intermediate card.

l4. In an automatic card punching machine, in combinatlon, feeding means for feeding along a feeding path groups of detail cards bearing group designation marks and item marks, and intermediate blank cards interspersed between said groups of detail cards; analyzing means arranged in said feeding path for sensing said cards and adapted to distinguish between. said detail cardshand said intermediate blank cards; card counter means controlledv by said analyzing means and being activated by the. same when the same senses a detail card and being inactivated when the same senses an intermediate card so that said counter means successively registers the serial numbers of said detail cards only; an analyzer arranged in said feeding path for analyzing said group designation marks in said detail cards and for analyzing said item marks; accumulators under control of said analyzer to totalize items of said detail cards; means responsive to said intermediate cards; a punching mechanism arranged in said feeding path behind said analyzing means and being controlled by said analyzer to punch into each intermediate card the group designation mark of theipreceding group of detail cards sensed by said analyzer, and being controlled by said counter means to punch in each intermediate car'd fed thereto a mark representing the serial number of the last card of atgroupofdetail cards preceding the respective intermediate card, said punching mechanism being set by said intermediate card responsive means under the control of said accumulators to punch in each intermediate card a mark representingthe total of the items represented by item marks on the detail cards of the preceding group of detail cards; and resetting means for automatically zeroizing. said counter means after each punching of an intermediate card. i

15. In an automatic card punching machine, in combination, feeding means for feeding along a feeding path groups of detail cards bearing group designation marks and'item marks, and intermediate blank cards interspersed between said groups of detail cards; analyzing means arranged in said feeding path for sensing said cards and adapted to distinguish between said detail cards and said intermediate blank cards; card counter means controlled by said analyzing means and being activated by the same when the same senses a detail card and being inactivated when the same senses an intermediate card so that said counter means successively registers thetserial numbers of said detail cards only; an analyzer arranged in said feeding path for analyzing said group designation marks in said detail cards and for'analyzing said items marks; accumulators under control of said analyzer to totalize items of said detail cards; means responsive to said intermediate cards; a punching mechanism arranged in said feeding path behind said analyzing means and being controlled and set by said analyzer for punching the group designation marks sensed by said analyzer, said punching mechanism being set by said counter means to punch marks corresponding to the seriallnumbers of the detail cards of each group of deta'il cards; timing meansin 12 last card-0f a group of detail cards preceding the respective intermediate card, and to punch in each intermediate card a mark representing the group designation of the respective preceding group of detail cards sensed by said analyzer, said punching mechanism being set by said intermediate card responsive" means under the control of said accumulators to punch in each intermediate card a mark representing thetotal of the items represented by item marks on the detail cards of the preceding group of detail cards; and resetting means for automatically zeroizing said counter means after each punching of an intermediate card.

16. In an automatic card punching machine, in combination, feeding means for feeding along a feeding path groups of detail cards bearing group designation marks and item marks, and intermediate blank cards interspersed between said groups of detail cards; analyzing means arranged in said feeding path for sensing said cards and adapted to distinguish between said detail cards and said intermediate blank cards; card counter means controlled by said analyzing means and being activated by the same when the same senses a detail card and being inactivated when the same senses an intermediate card so that said counter means successively registers the serial numbers of said detail cards only; an analyzer arranged in said feeding path for analyzing said group designation marks in said detail cards and for analyzing said item marks; accumulators under. control of said analyzer to totalize items of-said detail cards; means responsive to said intermediate cards; a punching mechanism arranged in said feeding path behind said analyzing means and being controlled and set by said analyzer for punching the group designationmarks sensed by said analyzer, said punching mechanism being set by said counter means to punch marks corresponding to the serial numbers of the detail cards of each group of detail cards; timing means in synchronism with said feeding means and actuated by said analyzing means, said timing means operating said punching mechanism to punch in each detail card a mark representing the serial number of the respective detail card Within its group and to punch in each intermediate card fed thereto a mark representing the serial number of the last card of a group of detail cards preceding the respective intermediate card, and to punch in each intermediate card a mark representing the group designation of the respective preceding group of detail cards sensed by said. analyzer, said punching mechanism being set by said intermediate card responsive means under the control of said accumulators to punch in each intermediate card a mark representing the total of the items represented by item marks on the detail cards of the preceding group of detail cards; and resetting means for automatically zeroizinng said counter means after each punching of an intermediate card.

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